Wallace

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 CHARLES WAYNE JONES, Case No. 1:25-cv-00763-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION, RECHARACTERIZING HABEAS

v. PETITION, AND TRANSFERRING ACTION

TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF

JANINE WALLACE, CALIFORNIA Respondent. (Doc. No. 5) 17 On June 23, 2025, Petitioner Charles Wayne Jones, a civil detainee at Coalinga State Hospital, initiated this action by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus using the standard form for petitions filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. No. 1). The Court conducted a preliminary review of the petition and, because it did not plainly appear that Petitioner was not entitled to relief, the Court ordered Respondent to file a response to the petition. (Doc. No. 4). In conducting this screening, the Court characterized the petition as being filed under 28 U.S.C. § 22454. (Id.). On September 18, 2025, Petitioner filed a “Notice of Objection and Motion for…